Taylor v. Gate Pharmaceuticals

At issue in these consolidated products liability appeals is the constitutionality of MCL 600.2946(5), which limits the liability of drug manufacturers and sellers. In Docket Nos. 217269, 217279, 217290, and 217328, defendants American Home Products Corporation, Medeva Pharmaceutials, Inc., SmithKline Beecham Corporation, and Gate Pharmaceuticals appeal by leave granted an order of the Wayne Circuit Court that denied their motion for summary disposition predicated on MCL 600.2946(5). The court ruled that MCL 600.2946(5) was unconstitu tional because it improperly delegated to the United…